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At RootsTech 2016, New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler shares the importance of telling the good and bad family stories. Feiler explains that even the difficult stories can help us feel more connected to our family history.
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All families have conflict. Successful families actually limit it and move on to building positive memories. Bruce Feiler explains strategies for avoiding conflict, managing strife, negotiating peace, and controlling fighting between siblings.
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Transcript - Let’s talk about fighting. All families fight. All families have conflict. Successful families actually limit it and move on to actually building positive memories. So how do you do that. I took a three day course from the folks at the Harvard Negotiation Project thinking they work with Israelis and Palestinians and general strikes and emerging markets – let’s find out what they know to bring peace. And this changed a lot about how my wife and I fight. We used to have what I call a 742 fight every night. The kids would be down and we would talk about who’s picking up the milk. Who’s buying the tickets for vacation. And it would always just end in a muddle with my wife storming out of the room. And what I learned was a number of things. First of all I changed when we have these conversations. Highest stress time in families is between six and eight at night. So 7:42 p.m., the worst time you can have one of these fights.
So we no longer have difficult conversations during this period. Second, I changed where we fight. I would be at my desk surrounded by my computer equipment, up high. My wife would be lower. She’d have her arms crossed, resentful. Turns out I was in the power position. So now when we have difficult conversations we sit at the same level. We actually – if we’re having a really difficult conversation have moved to our bedroom to a bench that we have that’s cushioned because research shows that if you’re sitting on a cushioned bench you’ll be more open. Alongside each other you’ll be collaborative. Across from each other, more confrontational. The point is there’s all these new ideas out there about reducing conflict so let’s bring them into families. Some may be right for your family, some may not but I’d be surprised if you couldn’t fight smarter after reading some of these tips. For example, one thing – the worst thing you can say in a fight? Is it I? Is it we? Is it you? Or is it your mother? Your mother may not be great but you turns out to be the worst thing you can say in a fight. “You always do this.” “You never do that.” Speak about yourself. Speak about us as a couple. If you want to stop fighting, stop saying you. So let’s talk about things that can go wrong in families. Even if the adults are fighting smarter, the kids are probably getting into a lot of disputes. And they seem incredibly petty to parents. But the truth is even those petty discussions and, in my house, it can be socks. In your house it might be who’s staying up later. It might be who’s getting to sit in what chair. So here’s what I’ve learned. A simple three-step process that can reduce sibling fighting.
Number one, separate them. They’re in the middle of the conflict – separate them. Give everyone a chance to calm down and reflect a little – not only on what the other person did but on what they did. Step two – and this is the most important one. Have kids come up with two or three alternatives. Usually the first one is gonna be the one that they’ve come up with and they may stick to that for a few minutes. But after a while they’ll come up with two or three alternatives. Then you bring the siblings back together. At that point there’s four or five alternatives on the table and nine times out of ten, one of those alternatives overlaps with another and the kids are beginning to solve the problem. Again, the key here is to give your kids the tools that they need to solve the problems themselves. I used to think, “Oh, don’t be referee. Let the kids solve the problems.” But the truth is you need to teach them the skills. You can’t just expect them to learn it. Teach them the skills so they can solve the problems when you’re not around.

published:14 Dec 2015

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Research shows that eating together brings a family closer and helps children develop. The problem is many Americans don't do it.
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Transcript - If there’s one thing that all families have been told it’s have family dinner with your kids. And the truth is there’s a lot of research that says it’s great for children. The problem is that many people can’t do it. A third of us are not doing it regularly. Americans ranked 33 out of 35 countries in terms of having family meals together. But dig deeper into the research and it’s quite revealing and actually quite hopeful for parents. It turns out there’s only ten minutes of conversation in any mealtime. The rest is taken up with take your elbows off the table and pass the ketchup. But it’s that ten minutes that really matters. So if you can have family dinner, fantastic. But if you can’t you don’t have to feel guilty or doomed if mom has to work late or junior has a sports practice. You can time shift family dinner – another idea taken from outside families that can help families. So have family breakfast. For a bedtime snack at 8:30. Even one meal – one on the weekends can have the same benefits.
Let me mention just a couple of things you can do to reduce stress at the dinner table and a couple of things you can do to increase communication. First of all let’s talk about siblings who are fighting at the table, okay. Sibling rivalry is a huge problem in families. As the father of twins I certainly know that. And the research shows if you give your kids a task to do, say ten minutes before they come to the meal time, that will remind them that they can work together and they actually get along. And that will have a halo effect and carry over to the meal time and reduce stress. So actually having kids set the table or help you prepare dinner – even a few minutes before dinner can actually make the dinner itself less stressful and more bonding.
But the research clearly shows that families should spend less time worrying about what they do wrong and more time focusing on what they do right. So what can you talk about at dinner that’s gonna help your family. Here’s two quick ideas. One, play a game called bad and good. Have everybody go around, say what happened bad to them and then go around and say what happened good to them. And here’s the key. The parents should do it too. There’s something about the actual task of parents showing that they have problems too. That they have challenges – things that they’re solving in real time that gives kids confidence that when they have a challenge they can overcome that challenge also. Read Full Transcript Here: http://goo.gl/8swBAh

published:12 Nov 2015

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Bestselling author Bruce Feiler shares the secrets of family happiness in BigThinkMentor's latest workshop: http://goo.gl/UUuToS
Bruce Feiler is one of America's most popular voices on family, faith, and survival. He writes the "This Life" column about contemporary families for the Sunday New York Times and is the author of five consecutive New York Times bestsellers. For his new book The Secrets of Happy Families (http://goo.gl/WsBj1W), he sought out the most creative minds from Silicon Valley to the country's top negotiators, from the set of Modern Family to the Green Berets and asked what team-building exercises and problem-solving techniques they use with their families. Feiler then tested these ideas with his own wife and kids.
In this Big Think Mentor workshop, you can discover...
- How to plan effective weekly meetings
- How to conduct regular family meals
- How to handle family fighting
- How to speak with your family about finances
- How to talk to kids about sex
- How to have a stress-free vacation

published:13 Nov 2013

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The first-ever meeting of THE COUNCIL OF DADS, the group of six men bestselling author Bruce Feiler asked to help father his potentially fatherless daughters. Hear each dad talk about the life lesson they would teach the girls -- how to travel, how to live, how to question, how to dream
A behind the scenes look at the photo shoot for bestselling author Bruce Feiler's upcoming feature in USA Weekend, promoting The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me. http://www.councilofdads.com

Bruce Feiler

Bruce Feiler (born October 25, 1964) is an American writer and television personality. He is the author of 12 books, including six consecutive New York Times nonfiction best-sellers. He writes the "This Life" column in the Sunday New York Times and is also the writer/presenter of the PBS miniseries Walking the Bible and Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler (2014).

Career

Feiler is credited with formulating the Feiler Faster Thesis: the increasing pace of society and journalists' ability to report it is matched by the public's desire for more information.

The Secrets

The group first performed under the name The Sonnets, named after the Sonnet piano. They were offered a local gig supporting local ensemble the Starfires (later The Outsiders), and at one of these performances, talent scout Redda Robbins offered them a contract. The group then met with songwriters Johnny Madara and David White, members of The Spokesmen. Through their influence, the group was able to release a single on Philips Records called "The Boy Next Door"; the song hit #18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1963. Three more singles followed on Philips, but none of them charted, and the group parted ways in 1965. The group has two interesting bits of music trivia. They were booked to appear on American Bandstand the weekend of November 22, 1963, which was cancelled due to John F. Kennedy's assassination, and they were the last group to appear on American Bandstand in the spring of 1964, before Bandstand shifted from Philadelphia to Los Angeles.

Happy Families

Happy Families is a traditional card game, usually with a specially made set of picture cards, featuring illustrations of fictional families of four, most often based on occupation types. The object of the game is to collect complete families. The player whose turn it is asks another player for a specific card from the same family as a card that the player already has. If the asked player has the card, he gives it to the requester and the requester can then ask any player for another card. If the asked player does not have the card, it becomes his turn and he asks another player for a specific card. Play continues in this way until no families are separated among different players. The player with the most cards wins. One of the rules states that a player cannot ask for a certain card to deceive any player if he does not have a card in the set he is asking for. The game can be adapted for use with an ordinary set of playing cards (see Go Fish).

Bruce

The Scots-English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix of the Manchedépartement in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of King Robert I of Scotland (Robert the Bruce) (1274-1329), it has been a Scottish surname since medieval times; it is now a common given name.

Sacred Journeys

Sacred Journeys: The Conversion of Young Americans to Divine Light Mission is a sociological book about the adherents of the Divine Light Mission in the 1970s. In the work, author James V. Downton, Jr. analyzes a sample group of young Americans, and their conversion process to the ideals of the Divine Light Mission and their relationship with Guru Maharaj Ji, currently known as Prem Rawat.

Downton, a sociologist and professor emeritus of Sociology at the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Colorado at Boulder, spent one month in an ashram and relied on interviews with eighteen followers, presenting a "vivid picture of the social and psychologically dynamics which led to their spiritual awakening". He followed the mission for a period of five years chronicling the followers' personal changes and the evolution of the movement itself. Downton himself later wrote an article in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, which explored these issues further. Downton also cited the work again, with co-author Wehr, in an article in Journal of Peace Research analyzing social activism and its relationship to pacifism.

Bruce Feiler: Agile programming -- for your family

Bruce Feiler has a radical idea: To deal with the stress of modern family life, go agile. Inspired by agile software programming, Feiler introduces family practices which encourage flexibility, bottom-up idea flow, constant feedback and accountability. One surprising feature: Kids pick their own punishments.
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RootsTech 2016 | Bruce Feiler (Keynote)

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The Secrets of Happy Families - Bruce Feiler Keynote

The Secrets of Happy Families - Bruce Feiler Keynote

The Secrets of Happy Families - Bruce Feiler Keynote

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All Families Fight. Learn to Fight Smarter, with Bruce Feiler

All Families Fight. Learn to Fight Smarter, with Bruce Feiler

All Families Fight. Learn to Fight Smarter, with Bruce Feiler

All families have conflict. Successful families actually limit it and move on to building positive memories. Bruce Feiler explains strategies for avoiding conflict, managing strife, negotiating peace, and controlling fighting between siblings.
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Transcript - Let’s talk about fighting. All families fight. All families have conflict. Successful families actually limit it and move on to actually building positive memories. So how do you do that. I took a three day course from the folks at the Harvard Negotiation Project thinking they work with Israelis and Palestinians and general strikes and emerging markets – let’s find out what they know to bring peace. And this changed a lot about how my wife and I fight. We used to have what I call a 742 fight every night. The kids would be down and we would talk about who’s picking up the milk. Who’s buying the tickets for vacation. And it would always just end in a muddle with my wife storming out of the room. And what I learned was a number of things. First of all I changed when we have these conversations. Highest stress time in families is between six and eight at night. So 7:42 p.m., the worst time you can have one of these fights.
So we no longer have difficult conversations during this period. Second, I changed where we fight. I would be at my desk surrounded by my computer equipment, up high. My wife would be lower. She’d have her arms crossed, resentful. Turns out I was in the power position. So now when we have difficult conversations we sit at the same level. We actually – if we’re having a really difficult conversation have moved to our bedroom to a bench that we have that’s cushioned because research shows that if you’re sitting on a cushioned bench you’ll be more open. Alongside each other you’ll be collaborative. Across from each other, more confrontational. The point is there’s all these new ideas out there about reducing conflict so let’s bring them into families. Some may be right for your family, some may not but I’d be surprised if you couldn’t fight smarter after reading some of these tips. For example, one thing – the worst thing you can say in a fight? Is it I? Is it we? Is it you? Or is it your mother? Your mother may not be great but you turns out to be the worst thing you can say in a fight. “You always do this.” “You never do that.” Speak about yourself. Speak about us as a couple. If you want to stop fighting, stop saying you. So let’s talk about things that can go wrong in families. Even if the adults are fighting smarter, the kids are probably getting into a lot of disputes. And they seem incredibly petty to parents. But the truth is even those petty discussions and, in my house, it can be socks. In your house it might be who’s staying up later. It might be who’s getting to sit in what chair. So here’s what I’ve learned. A simple three-step process that can reduce sibling fighting.
Number one, separate them. They’re in the middle of the conflict – separate them. Give everyone a chance to calm down and reflect a little – not only on what the other person did but on what they did. Step two – and this is the most important one. Have kids come up with two or three alternatives. Usually the first one is gonna be the one that they’ve come up with and they may stick to that for a few minutes. But after a while they’ll come up with two or three alternatives. Then you bring the siblings back together. At that point there’s four or five alternatives on the table and nine times out of ten, one of those alternatives overlaps with another and the kids are beginning to solve the problem. Again, the key here is to give your kids the tools that they need to solve the problems themselves. I used to think, “Oh, don’t be referee. Let the kids solve the problems.” But the truth is you need to teach them the skills. You can’t just expect them to learn it. Teach them the skills so they can solve the problems when you’re not around.

6:03

The Secrets of Family Dinner, with Bruce Feiler

The Secrets of Family Dinner, with Bruce Feiler

The Secrets of Family Dinner, with Bruce Feiler

Research shows that eating together brings a family closer and helps children develop. The problem is many Americans don't do it.
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Transcript - If there’s one thing that all families have been told it’s have family dinner with your kids. And the truth is there’s a lot of research that says it’s great for children. The problem is that many people can’t do it. A third of us are not doing it regularly. Americans ranked 33 out of 35 countries in terms of having family meals together. But dig deeper into the research and it’s quite revealing and actually quite hopeful for parents. It turns out there’s only ten minutes of conversation in any mealtime. The rest is taken up with take your elbows off the table and pass the ketchup. But it’s that ten minutes that really matters. So if you can have family dinner, fantastic. But if you can’t you don’t have to feel guilty or doomed if mom has to work late or junior has a sports practice. You can time shift family dinner – another idea taken from outside families that can help families. So have family breakfast. For a bedtime snack at 8:30. Even one meal – one on the weekends can have the same benefits.
Let me mention just a couple of things you can do to reduce stress at the dinner table and a couple of things you can do to increase communication. First of all let’s talk about siblings who are fighting at the table, okay. Sibling rivalry is a huge problem in families. As the father of twins I certainly know that. And the research shows if you give your kids a task to do, say ten minutes before they come to the meal time, that will remind them that they can work together and they actually get along. And that will have a halo effect and carry over to the meal time and reduce stress. So actually having kids set the table or help you prepare dinner – even a few minutes before dinner can actually make the dinner itself less stressful and more bonding.
But the research clearly shows that families should spend less time worrying about what they do wrong and more time focusing on what they do right. So what can you talk about at dinner that’s gonna help your family. Here’s two quick ideas. One, play a game called bad and good. Have everybody go around, say what happened bad to them and then go around and say what happened good to them. And here’s the key. The parents should do it too. There’s something about the actual task of parents showing that they have problems too. That they have challenges – things that they’re solving in real time that gives kids confidence that when they have a challenge they can overcome that challenge also. Read Full Transcript Here: http://goo.gl/8swBAh

Bestselling author Bruce Feiler shares the secrets of family happiness in BigThinkMentor's latest workshop: http://goo.gl/UUuToS
Bruce Feiler is one of America's most popular voices on family, faith, and survival. He writes the "This Life" column about contemporary families for the Sunday New York Times and is the author of five consecutive New York Times bestsellers. For his new book The Secrets of Happy Families (http://goo.gl/WsBj1W), he sought out the most creative minds from Silicon Valley to the country's top negotiators, from the set of Modern Family to the Green Berets and asked what team-building exercises and problem-solving techniques they use with their families. Feiler then tested these ideas with his own wife and kids.
In this Big Think Mentor workshop, you can discover...
- How to plan effective weekly meetings
- How to conduct regular family meals
- How to handle family fighting
- How to speak with your family about finances
- How to talk to kids about sex
- How to have a stress-free vacation

2:25

The Council of Dads by Bruce Feiler

The Council of Dads by Bruce Feiler

The Council of Dads by Bruce Feiler

The first-ever meeting of THE COUNCIL OF DADS, the group of six men bestselling author Bruce Feiler asked to help father his potentially fatherless daughters. Hear each dad talk about the life lesson they would teach the girls -- how to travel, how to live, how to question, how to dream
A behind the scenes look at the photo shoot for bestselling author Bruce Feiler's upcoming feature in USA Weekend, promoting The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me. http://www.councilofdads.com

PBS - Sacred Journeys - Part 1: Lourdes

In 1858, in an unassuming town in the southwest of France, a 14-year-old peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous claimed she had 18 encounters with the Virgin Mary. Since then, Lourdes has become one of the holiest Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, visited annually by more than five million people who come in search of healing from its sacred waters. Since the end of World War II, soldiers from around the world have journeyed to Lourdes seeking healing and unity with one another at a week-long gathering known as the InternationalMilitaryPilgrimage.

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TEDxEast - Bruce Feiler - 05/07/10

TEDxEast - Bruce Feiler - 05/07/10

TEDxEast - Bruce Feiler - 05/07/10

TEDxTalks — May 7, 2010- One of America's most popular voices on faith, family, and finding meaning in everyday life, Feiler is the author of nine books, including Walking the Bible, Abraham, and most recently, The Council of Dads. In his talk, he shares about his journey battling a malignant tumor and the lessons he learned in talking to dads about advice they would give to their daughters. His dream: "To be alive in five years. To visit ten more countries. To walk my girls down the aisle."
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Bruce Feiler, "The First Love Story"

Bruce Feiler, "The First Love Story"

Bruce Feiler, "The First Love Story"

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With his bestselling Walking the Bible and its later BBC incarnation, Feiler became indelibly linked with the Holy Land. The author of Abraham and Where God Was Born, Feiler also writes The Sunday New York Times “This Life” column, and here he looks back to one of the West’s originary myths, tracing the history of Adam and Eve. His journey starts in Iraq’s Garden of Eden and continues through Jerusalem, the Sistine Chapel, Blake’s London, and Hollywood. While representations and opinions of the couple change and sometimes clash, the pair’s cultural presence is a constant, and Feiler illuminates the important lessons we can still learn from Adam and Eve about relationships, family, forgiveness, and the essential place of love in human happiness.
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How to Talk With Your Kids About Money, with Bruce Feiler

Money is one of the hardest things to talk about in a family. Bruce Feiler offers tips for how to facilitate financial conversation with your children.
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Transcript - Money, one of the hardest things to talk about in families. Eighty percent of children, eight zero, get to college having never had a conversation with their parents about money. Where it comes from. How it’s earned. How it’s spent. What debt is. You can’t just give your kids – launch them into their lives without giving them the tools. So I went to what I thought would be the smartest people to talk to about this. Warren Buffett’s bankers. They advise the wealthiest families in the country and I thought they must know more, they can help my family. Turns out that these wealthy families are making even more mistakes. And I walked away from this conversation with a number of takeaways. Takeaway number one, show them the money. It’s incredibly important to talk to children about money at an age appropriate level but you need to talk. As Buffett’s bankers said to me, “I spoke to the richest woman in America and she said it’s a burden if I tell my children how much money they have.” And he said, “It’s much more of a burden to burden them with ignorance than to burden them with the truth.”
Number two, actually try to limit the influence of money. After doing all this research – in our home we have chores, we have allowance. We do not overlap the two. Because if you do it turns out the kids will do the chores just for the money. You get an allowance as part of being a member of our family. But, sorry, someone’s gotta put the dishes in the dishwasher. Someone’s gotta make their bed. You’re part of the team, you have to take care of yourself. And the last thing is let them make mistakes. Buffett’s banker chided me when I told him we were kind of forcing our kids to put their money into different pots – spend, save, give away, et cetera. He said, “Let them decide for themselves.” And I said, “But what if they make a mistake? What if they wanted to buy something and they’ve spent all their money on candy? What if they drive into a ditch?” And his answer was one of my favorite quotes in The Secrets of Happy Families. He said, “It’s much better to make a mistake with a six dollar allowance than a 60,000 dollar a year salary or a six million dollar inheritance.
The point is when the kids are young, when the stakes are lower, let them make their own mistakes. Then you’re there to pick them up. You don’t want to get that call when they’re 24 and suddenly they’re in debt and they’ve made bad decisions and they’re really in a hole. Let your kids take more responsibility from a younger age. The most common pitfalls, I think, that parents make on the topic of money is thinking that they’re afraid to talk about it. That they don’t want to be honest. And they also think that they’re not passing along their values. Guess what? You are. If you’re worried and you have anxiety about money, you’re gonna pass that anxiety on to your children. If you show them, by contrast, that you do have worries but this is how you’re working it out. That you’re sitting down with your spouse, maybe with other family members, on a regular basis to talk about money. That’s the lesson you want to convey.
Because if you’re showing those values then your kids will pick up those values also. Because if you’re showing those values the kids will pick them up also. To me it’s part of the larger takeaway I emerged from with this project. I occasionally lose my temper. I occasionally yell at my children. And I always thought I’m just a bad dad when that happens. I’m just an awful parent because I’m showing them that I’m not always in control. What I’ve learned is losing control is actually natural and something kids need to see. But show them that when you do lose control that you also regain it and solve the problem in real time. Solve the problem in front of them – that’s the message you want to give them. And the same applies to money. If you’re having a hard time, we’re gonna buy a car next year. And so already we’re not gonna buy this thing this year or we’re gonna go on a less expensive vacation so we can save money for a car. Be open with your kids about it. The actual reason? You’ll pass on good money values.

Bruce Feiler: Agile programming -- for your family

Bruce Feiler has a radical idea: To deal with the stress of modern family life, go agile. Inspired by agile software programming, Feiler introduces family practices which encourage flexibility, bottom-up idea flow, constant feedback and accountability. One surprising feature: Kids pick their own punishments.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more.
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RootsTech 2016 | Bruce Feiler (Keynote)

At RootsTech 2016, New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler shares the importance of telling the good and bad family stories. Feiler explains that even the difficult stories can help us feel more connected to our family history.
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published: 04 Feb 2016

The Secrets of Happy Families - Bruce Feiler Keynote

published: 16 Jun 2015

All Families Fight. Learn to Fight Smarter, with Bruce Feiler

All families have conflict. Successful families actually limit it and move on to building positive memories. Bruce Feiler explains strategies for avoiding conflict, managing strife, negotiating peace, and controlling fighting between siblings.
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Transcript - Let’s talk about fighting. All families fight. All families have conflict. Successful families actually limit it and move on to actually building positive memories. So how do you do that. I took a three day course from the folks at the Harvard Negotiation Project thinking they work with Israelis...

published: 14 Dec 2015

The Secrets of Family Dinner, with Bruce Feiler

Research shows that eating together brings a family closer and helps children develop. The problem is many Americans don't do it.
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Transcript - If there’s one thing that all families have been told it’s have family dinner with your kids. And the truth is there’s a lot of research that says it’s great for children. The problem is that many people can’t do it. A third of us are not doing it regularly. Americans ranked 33 out of 35 countries in terms of having family meals together. But dig deeper into the research and it’s quite revealing and actually ...

The Council of Dads by Bruce Feiler

The first-ever meeting of THE COUNCIL OF DADS, the group of six men bestselling author Bruce Feiler asked to help father his potentially fatherless daughters. Hear each dad talk about the life lesson they would teach the girls -- how to travel, how to live, how to question, how to dream
A behind the scenes look at the photo shoot for bestselling author Bruce Feiler's upcoming feature in USA Weekend, promoting The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me. http://www.councilofdads.com

PBS - Sacred Journeys - Part 1: Lourdes

In 1858, in an unassuming town in the southwest of France, a 14-year-old peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous claimed she had 18 encounters with the Virgin Mary. Since then, Lourdes has become one of the holiest Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, visited annually by more than five million people who come in search of healing from its sacred waters. Since the end of World War II, soldiers from around the world have journeyed to Lourdes seeking healing and unity with one another at a week-long gathering known as the InternationalMilitaryPilgrimage.

published: 18 Jun 2015

TEDxEast - Bruce Feiler - 05/07/10

TEDxTalks — May 7, 2010- One of America's most popular voices on faith, family, and finding meaning in everyday life, Feiler is the author of nine books, including Walking the Bible, Abraham, and most recently, The Council of Dads. In his talk, he shares about his journey battling a malignant tumor and the lessons he learned in talking to dads about advice they would give to their daughters. His dream: "To be alive in five years. To visit ten more countries. To walk my girls down the aisle."
About TEDx, x=independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in ...

published: 25 May 2010

Bruce Feiler, "The First Love Story"

http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781594206818
With his bestselling Walking the Bible and its later BBC incarnation, Feiler became indelibly linked with the Holy Land. The author of Abraham and Where God Was Born, Feiler also writes The Sunday New York Times “This Life” column, and here he looks back to one of the West’s originary myths, tracing the history of Adam and Eve. His journey starts in Iraq’s Garden of Eden and continues through Jerusalem, the Sistine Chapel, Blake’s London, and Hollywood. While representations and opinions of the couple change and sometimes clash, the pair’s cultural presence is a constant, and Feiler illuminates the important lessons we can still learn from Adam and Eve about relationships, family, forgiveness, and the essential place of love in human happin...

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How to Talk With Your Kids About Money, with Bruce Feiler

Money is one of the hardest things to talk about in a family. Bruce Feiler offers tips for how to facilitate financial conversation with your children.
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Transcript - Money, one of the hardest things to talk about in families. Eighty percent of children, eight zero, get to college having never had a conversation with their parents about money. Where it comes from. How it’s earned. How it’s spent. What debt is. You can’t just give your kids – launch them into their lives without giving them the tools. So I went to what I thought would be the smartest...

Bruce Feiler: Agile programming -- for your family

Bruce Feiler has a radical idea: To deal with the stress of modern family life, go agile. Inspired by agile software programming, Feiler introduces family pract...

Bruce Feiler has a radical idea: To deal with the stress of modern family life, go agile. Inspired by agile software programming, Feiler introduces family practices which encourage flexibility, bottom-up idea flow, constant feedback and accountability. One surprising feature: Kids pick their own punishments.
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Bruce Feiler has a radical idea: To deal with the stress of modern family life, go agile. Inspired by agile software programming, Feiler introduces family practices which encourage flexibility, bottom-up idea flow, constant feedback and accountability. One surprising feature: Kids pick their own punishments.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more.
Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate
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RootsTech 2016 | Bruce Feiler (Keynote)

At RootsTech 2016, New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler shares the importance of telling the good and bad family stories. Feiler explains that even the ...

At RootsTech 2016, New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler shares the importance of telling the good and bad family stories. Feiler explains that even the difficult stories can help us feel more connected to our family history.
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At RootsTech 2016, New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler shares the importance of telling the good and bad family stories. Feiler explains that even the difficult stories can help us feel more connected to our family history.
**Facebook**
FamilySearch: https://www.facebook.com/familysearch/?fref=ts
RootsTech: https://www.facebook.com/RootsTech/?fref=nf
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All Families Fight. Learn to Fight Smarter, with Bruce Feiler

All families have conflict. Successful families actually limit it and move on to building positive memories. Bruce Feiler explains strategies for avoiding confl...

All families have conflict. Successful families actually limit it and move on to building positive memories. Bruce Feiler explains strategies for avoiding conflict, managing strife, negotiating peace, and controlling fighting between siblings.
Read more at BigThink.com: http://bigthink.com/videos/the-secrets-of-family-fighting-with-bruce-feiler
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Transcript - Let’s talk about fighting. All families fight. All families have conflict. Successful families actually limit it and move on to actually building positive memories. So how do you do that. I took a three day course from the folks at the Harvard Negotiation Project thinking they work with Israelis and Palestinians and general strikes and emerging markets – let’s find out what they know to bring peace. And this changed a lot about how my wife and I fight. We used to have what I call a 742 fight every night. The kids would be down and we would talk about who’s picking up the milk. Who’s buying the tickets for vacation. And it would always just end in a muddle with my wife storming out of the room. And what I learned was a number of things. First of all I changed when we have these conversations. Highest stress time in families is between six and eight at night. So 7:42 p.m., the worst time you can have one of these fights.
So we no longer have difficult conversations during this period. Second, I changed where we fight. I would be at my desk surrounded by my computer equipment, up high. My wife would be lower. She’d have her arms crossed, resentful. Turns out I was in the power position. So now when we have difficult conversations we sit at the same level. We actually – if we’re having a really difficult conversation have moved to our bedroom to a bench that we have that’s cushioned because research shows that if you’re sitting on a cushioned bench you’ll be more open. Alongside each other you’ll be collaborative. Across from each other, more confrontational. The point is there’s all these new ideas out there about reducing conflict so let’s bring them into families. Some may be right for your family, some may not but I’d be surprised if you couldn’t fight smarter after reading some of these tips. For example, one thing – the worst thing you can say in a fight? Is it I? Is it we? Is it you? Or is it your mother? Your mother may not be great but you turns out to be the worst thing you can say in a fight. “You always do this.” “You never do that.” Speak about yourself. Speak about us as a couple. If you want to stop fighting, stop saying you. So let’s talk about things that can go wrong in families. Even if the adults are fighting smarter, the kids are probably getting into a lot of disputes. And they seem incredibly petty to parents. But the truth is even those petty discussions and, in my house, it can be socks. In your house it might be who’s staying up later. It might be who’s getting to sit in what chair. So here’s what I’ve learned. A simple three-step process that can reduce sibling fighting.
Number one, separate them. They’re in the middle of the conflict – separate them. Give everyone a chance to calm down and reflect a little – not only on what the other person did but on what they did. Step two – and this is the most important one. Have kids come up with two or three alternatives. Usually the first one is gonna be the one that they’ve come up with and they may stick to that for a few minutes. But after a while they’ll come up with two or three alternatives. Then you bring the siblings back together. At that point there’s four or five alternatives on the table and nine times out of ten, one of those alternatives overlaps with another and the kids are beginning to solve the problem. Again, the key here is to give your kids the tools that they need to solve the problems themselves. I used to think, “Oh, don’t be referee. Let the kids solve the problems.” But the truth is you need to teach them the skills. You can’t just expect them to learn it. Teach them the skills so they can solve the problems when you’re not around.

All families have conflict. Successful families actually limit it and move on to building positive memories. Bruce Feiler explains strategies for avoiding conflict, managing strife, negotiating peace, and controlling fighting between siblings.
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Transcript - Let’s talk about fighting. All families fight. All families have conflict. Successful families actually limit it and move on to actually building positive memories. So how do you do that. I took a three day course from the folks at the Harvard Negotiation Project thinking they work with Israelis and Palestinians and general strikes and emerging markets – let’s find out what they know to bring peace. And this changed a lot about how my wife and I fight. We used to have what I call a 742 fight every night. The kids would be down and we would talk about who’s picking up the milk. Who’s buying the tickets for vacation. And it would always just end in a muddle with my wife storming out of the room. And what I learned was a number of things. First of all I changed when we have these conversations. Highest stress time in families is between six and eight at night. So 7:42 p.m., the worst time you can have one of these fights.
So we no longer have difficult conversations during this period. Second, I changed where we fight. I would be at my desk surrounded by my computer equipment, up high. My wife would be lower. She’d have her arms crossed, resentful. Turns out I was in the power position. So now when we have difficult conversations we sit at the same level. We actually – if we’re having a really difficult conversation have moved to our bedroom to a bench that we have that’s cushioned because research shows that if you’re sitting on a cushioned bench you’ll be more open. Alongside each other you’ll be collaborative. Across from each other, more confrontational. The point is there’s all these new ideas out there about reducing conflict so let’s bring them into families. Some may be right for your family, some may not but I’d be surprised if you couldn’t fight smarter after reading some of these tips. For example, one thing – the worst thing you can say in a fight? Is it I? Is it we? Is it you? Or is it your mother? Your mother may not be great but you turns out to be the worst thing you can say in a fight. “You always do this.” “You never do that.” Speak about yourself. Speak about us as a couple. If you want to stop fighting, stop saying you. So let’s talk about things that can go wrong in families. Even if the adults are fighting smarter, the kids are probably getting into a lot of disputes. And they seem incredibly petty to parents. But the truth is even those petty discussions and, in my house, it can be socks. In your house it might be who’s staying up later. It might be who’s getting to sit in what chair. So here’s what I’ve learned. A simple three-step process that can reduce sibling fighting.
Number one, separate them. They’re in the middle of the conflict – separate them. Give everyone a chance to calm down and reflect a little – not only on what the other person did but on what they did. Step two – and this is the most important one. Have kids come up with two or three alternatives. Usually the first one is gonna be the one that they’ve come up with and they may stick to that for a few minutes. But after a while they’ll come up with two or three alternatives. Then you bring the siblings back together. At that point there’s four or five alternatives on the table and nine times out of ten, one of those alternatives overlaps with another and the kids are beginning to solve the problem. Again, the key here is to give your kids the tools that they need to solve the problems themselves. I used to think, “Oh, don’t be referee. Let the kids solve the problems.” But the truth is you need to teach them the skills. You can’t just expect them to learn it. Teach them the skills so they can solve the problems when you’re not around.

The Secrets of Family Dinner, with Bruce Feiler

Research shows that eating together brings a family closer and helps children develop. The problem is many Americans don't do it.
Read more at BigThink.com: ht...

Research shows that eating together brings a family closer and helps children develop. The problem is many Americans don't do it.
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Transcript - If there’s one thing that all families have been told it’s have family dinner with your kids. And the truth is there’s a lot of research that says it’s great for children. The problem is that many people can’t do it. A third of us are not doing it regularly. Americans ranked 33 out of 35 countries in terms of having family meals together. But dig deeper into the research and it’s quite revealing and actually quite hopeful for parents. It turns out there’s only ten minutes of conversation in any mealtime. The rest is taken up with take your elbows off the table and pass the ketchup. But it’s that ten minutes that really matters. So if you can have family dinner, fantastic. But if you can’t you don’t have to feel guilty or doomed if mom has to work late or junior has a sports practice. You can time shift family dinner – another idea taken from outside families that can help families. So have family breakfast. For a bedtime snack at 8:30. Even one meal – one on the weekends can have the same benefits.
Let me mention just a couple of things you can do to reduce stress at the dinner table and a couple of things you can do to increase communication. First of all let’s talk about siblings who are fighting at the table, okay. Sibling rivalry is a huge problem in families. As the father of twins I certainly know that. And the research shows if you give your kids a task to do, say ten minutes before they come to the meal time, that will remind them that they can work together and they actually get along. And that will have a halo effect and carry over to the meal time and reduce stress. So actually having kids set the table or help you prepare dinner – even a few minutes before dinner can actually make the dinner itself less stressful and more bonding.
But the research clearly shows that families should spend less time worrying about what they do wrong and more time focusing on what they do right. So what can you talk about at dinner that’s gonna help your family. Here’s two quick ideas. One, play a game called bad and good. Have everybody go around, say what happened bad to them and then go around and say what happened good to them. And here’s the key. The parents should do it too. There’s something about the actual task of parents showing that they have problems too. That they have challenges – things that they’re solving in real time that gives kids confidence that when they have a challenge they can overcome that challenge also. Read Full Transcript Here: http://goo.gl/8swBAh

Research shows that eating together brings a family closer and helps children develop. The problem is many Americans don't do it.
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Transcript - If there’s one thing that all families have been told it’s have family dinner with your kids. And the truth is there’s a lot of research that says it’s great for children. The problem is that many people can’t do it. A third of us are not doing it regularly. Americans ranked 33 out of 35 countries in terms of having family meals together. But dig deeper into the research and it’s quite revealing and actually quite hopeful for parents. It turns out there’s only ten minutes of conversation in any mealtime. The rest is taken up with take your elbows off the table and pass the ketchup. But it’s that ten minutes that really matters. So if you can have family dinner, fantastic. But if you can’t you don’t have to feel guilty or doomed if mom has to work late or junior has a sports practice. You can time shift family dinner – another idea taken from outside families that can help families. So have family breakfast. For a bedtime snack at 8:30. Even one meal – one on the weekends can have the same benefits.
Let me mention just a couple of things you can do to reduce stress at the dinner table and a couple of things you can do to increase communication. First of all let’s talk about siblings who are fighting at the table, okay. Sibling rivalry is a huge problem in families. As the father of twins I certainly know that. And the research shows if you give your kids a task to do, say ten minutes before they come to the meal time, that will remind them that they can work together and they actually get along. And that will have a halo effect and carry over to the meal time and reduce stress. So actually having kids set the table or help you prepare dinner – even a few minutes before dinner can actually make the dinner itself less stressful and more bonding.
But the research clearly shows that families should spend less time worrying about what they do wrong and more time focusing on what they do right. So what can you talk about at dinner that’s gonna help your family. Here’s two quick ideas. One, play a game called bad and good. Have everybody go around, say what happened bad to them and then go around and say what happened good to them. And here’s the key. The parents should do it too. There’s something about the actual task of parents showing that they have problems too. That they have challenges – things that they’re solving in real time that gives kids confidence that when they have a challenge they can overcome that challenge also. Read Full Transcript Here: http://goo.gl/8swBAh

Bestselling author Bruce Feiler shares the secrets of family happiness in BigThinkMentor's latest workshop: http://goo.gl/UUuToS
Bruce Feiler is one of America's most popular voices on family, faith, and survival. He writes the "This Life" column about contemporary families for the Sunday New York Times and is the author of five consecutive New York Times bestsellers. For his new book The Secrets of Happy Families (http://goo.gl/WsBj1W), he sought out the most creative minds from Silicon Valley to the country's top negotiators, from the set of Modern Family to the Green Berets and asked what team-building exercises and problem-solving techniques they use with their families. Feiler then tested these ideas with his own wife and kids.
In this Big Think Mentor workshop, you can discover...
- How to plan effective weekly meetings
- How to conduct regular family meals
- How to handle family fighting
- How to speak with your family about finances
- How to talk to kids about sex
- How to have a stress-free vacation

Bestselling author Bruce Feiler shares the secrets of family happiness in BigThinkMentor's latest workshop: http://goo.gl/UUuToS
Bruce Feiler is one of America's most popular voices on family, faith, and survival. He writes the "This Life" column about contemporary families for the Sunday New York Times and is the author of five consecutive New York Times bestsellers. For his new book The Secrets of Happy Families (http://goo.gl/WsBj1W), he sought out the most creative minds from Silicon Valley to the country's top negotiators, from the set of Modern Family to the Green Berets and asked what team-building exercises and problem-solving techniques they use with their families. Feiler then tested these ideas with his own wife and kids.
In this Big Think Mentor workshop, you can discover...
- How to plan effective weekly meetings
- How to conduct regular family meals
- How to handle family fighting
- How to speak with your family about finances
- How to talk to kids about sex
- How to have a stress-free vacation

The Council of Dads by Bruce Feiler

The first-ever meeting of THE COUNCIL OF DADS, the group of six men bestselling author Bruce Feiler asked to help father his potentially fatherless daughters. H...

The first-ever meeting of THE COUNCIL OF DADS, the group of six men bestselling author Bruce Feiler asked to help father his potentially fatherless daughters. Hear each dad talk about the life lesson they would teach the girls -- how to travel, how to live, how to question, how to dream
A behind the scenes look at the photo shoot for bestselling author Bruce Feiler's upcoming feature in USA Weekend, promoting The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me. http://www.councilofdads.com

The first-ever meeting of THE COUNCIL OF DADS, the group of six men bestselling author Bruce Feiler asked to help father his potentially fatherless daughters. Hear each dad talk about the life lesson they would teach the girls -- how to travel, how to live, how to question, how to dream
A behind the scenes look at the photo shoot for bestselling author Bruce Feiler's upcoming feature in USA Weekend, promoting The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me. http://www.councilofdads.com

In 1858, in an unassuming town in the southwest of France, a 14-year-old peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous claimed she had 18 encounters with the Virgin Mary. Since then, Lourdes has become one of the holiest Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, visited annually by more than five million people who come in search of healing from its sacred waters. Since the end of World War II, soldiers from around the world have journeyed to Lourdes seeking healing and unity with one another at a week-long gathering known as the InternationalMilitaryPilgrimage.

In 1858, in an unassuming town in the southwest of France, a 14-year-old peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous claimed she had 18 encounters with the Virgin Mary. Since then, Lourdes has become one of the holiest Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, visited annually by more than five million people who come in search of healing from its sacred waters. Since the end of World War II, soldiers from around the world have journeyed to Lourdes seeking healing and unity with one another at a week-long gathering known as the InternationalMilitaryPilgrimage.

TEDxEast - Bruce Feiler - 05/07/10

TEDxTalks — May 7, 2010- One of America's most popular voices on faith, family, and finding meaning in everyday life, Feiler is the author of nine books, includ...

TEDxTalks — May 7, 2010- One of America's most popular voices on faith, family, and finding meaning in everyday life, Feiler is the author of nine books, including Walking the Bible, Abraham, and most recently, The Council of Dads. In his talk, he shares about his journey battling a malignant tumor and the lessons he learned in talking to dads about advice they would give to their daughters. His dream: "To be alive in five years. To visit ten more countries. To walk my girls down the aisle."
About TEDx, x=independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.*
(*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

TEDxTalks — May 7, 2010- One of America's most popular voices on faith, family, and finding meaning in everyday life, Feiler is the author of nine books, including Walking the Bible, Abraham, and most recently, The Council of Dads. In his talk, he shares about his journey battling a malignant tumor and the lessons he learned in talking to dads about advice they would give to their daughters. His dream: "To be alive in five years. To visit ten more countries. To walk my girls down the aisle."
About TEDx, x=independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.*
(*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Bruce Feiler, "The First Love Story"

http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781594206818
With his bestselling Walking the Bible and its later BBC incarnation, Feiler became indelibly linked with the ...

http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781594206818
With his bestselling Walking the Bible and its later BBC incarnation, Feiler became indelibly linked with the Holy Land. The author of Abraham and Where God Was Born, Feiler also writes The Sunday New York Times “This Life” column, and here he looks back to one of the West’s originary myths, tracing the history of Adam and Eve. His journey starts in Iraq’s Garden of Eden and continues through Jerusalem, the Sistine Chapel, Blake’s London, and Hollywood. While representations and opinions of the couple change and sometimes clash, the pair’s cultural presence is a constant, and Feiler illuminates the important lessons we can still learn from Adam and Eve about relationships, family, forgiveness, and the essential place of love in human happiness.
Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics and Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics and Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online. Visit them on the web at http://www.politics-prose.com/
Produced by Tom Warren

http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781594206818
With his bestselling Walking the Bible and its later BBC incarnation, Feiler became indelibly linked with the Holy Land. The author of Abraham and Where God Was Born, Feiler also writes The Sunday New York Times “This Life” column, and here he looks back to one of the West’s originary myths, tracing the history of Adam and Eve. His journey starts in Iraq’s Garden of Eden and continues through Jerusalem, the Sistine Chapel, Blake’s London, and Hollywood. While representations and opinions of the couple change and sometimes clash, the pair’s cultural presence is a constant, and Feiler illuminates the important lessons we can still learn from Adam and Eve about relationships, family, forgiveness, and the essential place of love in human happiness.
Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics and Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics and Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online. Visit them on the web at http://www.politics-prose.com/
Produced by Tom Warren

How to Talk With Your Kids About Money, with Bruce Feiler

Money is one of the hardest things to talk about in a family. Bruce Feiler offers tips for how to facilitate financial conversation with your children.
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Money is one of the hardest things to talk about in a family. Bruce Feiler offers tips for how to facilitate financial conversation with your children.
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Transcript - Money, one of the hardest things to talk about in families. Eighty percent of children, eight zero, get to college having never had a conversation with their parents about money. Where it comes from. How it’s earned. How it’s spent. What debt is. You can’t just give your kids – launch them into their lives without giving them the tools. So I went to what I thought would be the smartest people to talk to about this. Warren Buffett’s bankers. They advise the wealthiest families in the country and I thought they must know more, they can help my family. Turns out that these wealthy families are making even more mistakes. And I walked away from this conversation with a number of takeaways. Takeaway number one, show them the money. It’s incredibly important to talk to children about money at an age appropriate level but you need to talk. As Buffett’s bankers said to me, “I spoke to the richest woman in America and she said it’s a burden if I tell my children how much money they have.” And he said, “It’s much more of a burden to burden them with ignorance than to burden them with the truth.”
Number two, actually try to limit the influence of money. After doing all this research – in our home we have chores, we have allowance. We do not overlap the two. Because if you do it turns out the kids will do the chores just for the money. You get an allowance as part of being a member of our family. But, sorry, someone’s gotta put the dishes in the dishwasher. Someone’s gotta make their bed. You’re part of the team, you have to take care of yourself. And the last thing is let them make mistakes. Buffett’s banker chided me when I told him we were kind of forcing our kids to put their money into different pots – spend, save, give away, et cetera. He said, “Let them decide for themselves.” And I said, “But what if they make a mistake? What if they wanted to buy something and they’ve spent all their money on candy? What if they drive into a ditch?” And his answer was one of my favorite quotes in The Secrets of Happy Families. He said, “It’s much better to make a mistake with a six dollar allowance than a 60,000 dollar a year salary or a six million dollar inheritance.
The point is when the kids are young, when the stakes are lower, let them make their own mistakes. Then you’re there to pick them up. You don’t want to get that call when they’re 24 and suddenly they’re in debt and they’ve made bad decisions and they’re really in a hole. Let your kids take more responsibility from a younger age. The most common pitfalls, I think, that parents make on the topic of money is thinking that they’re afraid to talk about it. That they don’t want to be honest. And they also think that they’re not passing along their values. Guess what? You are. If you’re worried and you have anxiety about money, you’re gonna pass that anxiety on to your children. If you show them, by contrast, that you do have worries but this is how you’re working it out. That you’re sitting down with your spouse, maybe with other family members, on a regular basis to talk about money. That’s the lesson you want to convey.
Because if you’re showing those values then your kids will pick up those values also. Because if you’re showing those values the kids will pick them up also. To me it’s part of the larger takeaway I emerged from with this project. I occasionally lose my temper. I occasionally yell at my children. And I always thought I’m just a bad dad when that happens. I’m just an awful parent because I’m showing them that I’m not always in control. What I’ve learned is losing control is actually natural and something kids need to see. But show them that when you do lose control that you also regain it and solve the problem in real time. Solve the problem in front of them – that’s the message you want to give them. And the same applies to money. If you’re having a hard time, we’re gonna buy a car next year. And so already we’re not gonna buy this thing this year or we’re gonna go on a less expensive vacation so we can save money for a car. Be open with your kids about it. The actual reason? You’ll pass on good money values.

Money is one of the hardest things to talk about in a family. Bruce Feiler offers tips for how to facilitate financial conversation with your children.
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Transcript - Money, one of the hardest things to talk about in families. Eighty percent of children, eight zero, get to college having never had a conversation with their parents about money. Where it comes from. How it’s earned. How it’s spent. What debt is. You can’t just give your kids – launch them into their lives without giving them the tools. So I went to what I thought would be the smartest people to talk to about this. Warren Buffett’s bankers. They advise the wealthiest families in the country and I thought they must know more, they can help my family. Turns out that these wealthy families are making even more mistakes. And I walked away from this conversation with a number of takeaways. Takeaway number one, show them the money. It’s incredibly important to talk to children about money at an age appropriate level but you need to talk. As Buffett’s bankers said to me, “I spoke to the richest woman in America and she said it’s a burden if I tell my children how much money they have.” And he said, “It’s much more of a burden to burden them with ignorance than to burden them with the truth.”
Number two, actually try to limit the influence of money. After doing all this research – in our home we have chores, we have allowance. We do not overlap the two. Because if you do it turns out the kids will do the chores just for the money. You get an allowance as part of being a member of our family. But, sorry, someone’s gotta put the dishes in the dishwasher. Someone’s gotta make their bed. You’re part of the team, you have to take care of yourself. And the last thing is let them make mistakes. Buffett’s banker chided me when I told him we were kind of forcing our kids to put their money into different pots – spend, save, give away, et cetera. He said, “Let them decide for themselves.” And I said, “But what if they make a mistake? What if they wanted to buy something and they’ve spent all their money on candy? What if they drive into a ditch?” And his answer was one of my favorite quotes in The Secrets of Happy Families. He said, “It’s much better to make a mistake with a six dollar allowance than a 60,000 dollar a year salary or a six million dollar inheritance.
The point is when the kids are young, when the stakes are lower, let them make their own mistakes. Then you’re there to pick them up. You don’t want to get that call when they’re 24 and suddenly they’re in debt and they’ve made bad decisions and they’re really in a hole. Let your kids take more responsibility from a younger age. The most common pitfalls, I think, that parents make on the topic of money is thinking that they’re afraid to talk about it. That they don’t want to be honest. And they also think that they’re not passing along their values. Guess what? You are. If you’re worried and you have anxiety about money, you’re gonna pass that anxiety on to your children. If you show them, by contrast, that you do have worries but this is how you’re working it out. That you’re sitting down with your spouse, maybe with other family members, on a regular basis to talk about money. That’s the lesson you want to convey.
Because if you’re showing those values then your kids will pick up those values also. Because if you’re showing those values the kids will pick them up also. To me it’s part of the larger takeaway I emerged from with this project. I occasionally lose my temper. I occasionally yell at my children. And I always thought I’m just a bad dad when that happens. I’m just an awful parent because I’m showing them that I’m not always in control. What I’ve learned is losing control is actually natural and something kids need to see. But show them that when you do lose control that you also regain it and solve the problem in real time. Solve the problem in front of them – that’s the message you want to give them. And the same applies to money. If you’re having a hard time, we’re gonna buy a car next year. And so already we’re not gonna buy this thing this year or we’re gonna go on a less expensive vacation so we can save money for a car. Be open with your kids about it. The actual reason? You’ll pass on good money values.

Bruce Feiler on Religious Pilgrimages: Extended Interview

Watch more of our conversation with best-selling author Bruce Feiler on his journey to Lourdes with wounded warriors, on pilgrimage as movement, and on the power of pilgrimage as “a walk that has been ground into the stones, the dirt, the path.”
Bruce Feiler on Religious Pilgrimages:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2014/12/12/december-12-2014-religious-pilgrimages/24763/
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Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365384458/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=sajo_covefullprogram (US Only) Meet theArugba, the fourteen-year-old member of the royalty selected to lead the procession to the Sacred Grove during the festival of Osun-Osogbo in Nigeria.
Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres on PBSDecember 16 at 8/7C (check local listings).
See more from the festival of Osun-Osogbo at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/

published: 17 Nov 2014

SACRED JOURNEYS | Notes from the Field: Zach's Story (Lourdes) | PBS

Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365383649/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=sajo_covefullprogram (US Only) Meet Cpl. Zach Herrick, a retired U.S. Army rifleman who was injured three months into his deployment in Afghanistan. Zach journeyed to Lourdes in search of healing.
Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres on PBSDecember 16 at 8/7C (check local listings).
See more from Lourdes at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/

published: 10 Nov 2014

Bruce Feiler's Secrets to Keeping Your Family Happy

Five Tips for a Happy Family Vacation

Bruce Feiler, author of "The Secrets of Happy Families," gives his top five tips to improve your family vacation this summer.
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published: 03 Jul 2013

Walking the Bible - PBS

Dads For My Daughters - Dr. Sanjay Gupta Interview Video

http://www.DadLabs.com - In this episode, DaddyTroy interviews Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN about the documentary "Dads for my Daughters". The program tells the story of Bruce Feiler, a father to twin daughters who, after learning he had cancer, enlisted the help of six friends to help guide his children through life's ups and downs. This council of dads would be Feiler's voice, and teach his kids life lessons in the event he was unable to teach them himself. This incredible story of family, friendship, and fatherhood airs June 19th and 20th at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. DadLabs Ep. 643 is brought to you by BabyBjorn. Happy Father's Day from all of us at DadLabs! Distributed by Tubemogul.
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Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365384458/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=sajo_covefullprogram (US Only) Bruce meets with a priest to receive a divination before the festival of Osun-Osogbo in Nigeria.
Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres on PBSDecember 16 at 8/7C (check local listings).
See more from the festival of Osun-Osogbo at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/

published: 17 Nov 2014

How Family History Helps Create Happy Families: Genealogy Gems with Bruce Feiler

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Bernice Bennett interviewed Josh and Naomi Davis popular family bloggers known as LoveTaza. On their blog, they relate their life with their three children in bustling New York City. The blog has become a digital destination viewed by millions around the world.

published: 06 Feb 2016

Bruce Feiler author "The First Love Story Adam, Eve and Us" Radio Interview

The Council of Dads by Bruce Feiler

The first-ever meeting of THE COUNCIL OF DADS, the group of six men bestselling author Bruce Feiler asked to help father his potentially fatherless daughters. Hear each dad talk about the life lesson they would teach the girls -- how to travel, how to live, how to question, how to dream
A behind the scenes look at the photo shoot for bestselling author Bruce Feiler's upcoming feature in USA Weekend, promoting The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me. http://www.councilofdads.com

published: 29 Mar 2010

Bruce Feiler, "The First Love Story"

http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781594206818
With his bestselling Walking the Bible and its later BBC incarnation, Feiler became indelibly linked with the Holy Land. The author of Abraham and Where God Was Born, Feiler also writes The Sunday New York Times “This Life” column, and here he looks back to one of the West’s originary myths, tracing the history of Adam and Eve. His journey starts in Iraq’s Garden of Eden and continues through Jerusalem, the Sistine Chapel, Blake’s London, and Hollywood. While representations and opinions of the couple change and sometimes clash, the pair’s cultural presence is a constant, and Feiler illuminates the important lessons we can still learn from Adam and Eve about relationships, family, forgiveness, and the essential place of love in human happin...

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Bruce Feiler on Religious Pilgrimages: Extended Interview

Watch more of our conversation with best-selling author Bruce Feiler on his journey to Lourdes with wounded warriors, on pilgrimage as movement, and on the powe...

Watch more of our conversation with best-selling author Bruce Feiler on his journey to Lourdes with wounded warriors, on pilgrimage as movement, and on the power of pilgrimage as “a walk that has been ground into the stones, the dirt, the path.”
Bruce Feiler on Religious Pilgrimages:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2014/12/12/december-12-2014-religious-pilgrimages/24763/
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Watch more of our conversation with best-selling author Bruce Feiler on his journey to Lourdes with wounded warriors, on pilgrimage as movement, and on the power of pilgrimage as “a walk that has been ground into the stones, the dirt, the path.”
Bruce Feiler on Religious Pilgrimages:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2014/12/12/december-12-2014-religious-pilgrimages/24763/
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Bestselling author Bruce Feiler shares the secrets of family happiness in BigThinkMentor's latest workshop: http://goo.gl/UUuToS
Bruce Feiler is one of America's most popular voices on family, faith, and survival. He writes the "This Life" column about contemporary families for the Sunday New York Times and is the author of five consecutive New York Times bestsellers. For his new book The Secrets of Happy Families (http://goo.gl/WsBj1W), he sought out the most creative minds from Silicon Valley to the country's top negotiators, from the set of Modern Family to the Green Berets and asked what team-building exercises and problem-solving techniques they use with their families. Feiler then tested these ideas with his own wife and kids.
In this Big Think Mentor workshop, you can discover...
- How to plan effective weekly meetings
- How to conduct regular family meals
- How to handle family fighting
- How to speak with your family about finances
- How to talk to kids about sex
- How to have a stress-free vacation

Bestselling author Bruce Feiler shares the secrets of family happiness in BigThinkMentor's latest workshop: http://goo.gl/UUuToS
Bruce Feiler is one of America's most popular voices on family, faith, and survival. He writes the "This Life" column about contemporary families for the Sunday New York Times and is the author of five consecutive New York Times bestsellers. For his new book The Secrets of Happy Families (http://goo.gl/WsBj1W), he sought out the most creative minds from Silicon Valley to the country's top negotiators, from the set of Modern Family to the Green Berets and asked what team-building exercises and problem-solving techniques they use with their families. Feiler then tested these ideas with his own wife and kids.
In this Big Think Mentor workshop, you can discover...
- How to plan effective weekly meetings
- How to conduct regular family meals
- How to handle family fighting
- How to speak with your family about finances
- How to talk to kids about sex
- How to have a stress-free vacation

Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365384458/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=sajo_covefullprogram (US Only) Meet theArugba, the fourteen-year-old member of the royalty selected to lead the procession to the Sacred Grove during the festival of Osun-Osogbo in Nigeria.
Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres on PBSDecember 16 at 8/7C (check local listings).
See more from the festival of Osun-Osogbo at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/

Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365384458/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=sajo_covefullprogram (US Only) Meet theArugba, the fourteen-year-old member of the royalty selected to lead the procession to the Sacred Grove during the festival of Osun-Osogbo in Nigeria.
Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres on PBSDecember 16 at 8/7C (check local listings).
See more from the festival of Osun-Osogbo at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/

Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365383649/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=sajo_covefullprogram (US Only) Meet Cpl. Zach Herrick, a retired U.S. Army rifleman who was injured three months into his deployment in Afghanistan. Zach journeyed to Lourdes in search of healing.
Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres on PBSDecember 16 at 8/7C (check local listings).
See more from Lourdes at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/

Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365383649/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=sajo_covefullprogram (US Only) Meet Cpl. Zach Herrick, a retired U.S. Army rifleman who was injured three months into his deployment in Afghanistan. Zach journeyed to Lourdes in search of healing.
Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres on PBSDecember 16 at 8/7C (check local listings).
See more from Lourdes at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/

Bruce Feiler, author of "The Secrets of Happy Families," gives his top five tips to improve your family vacation this summer.
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http://www.DadLabs.com - In this episode, DaddyTroy interviews Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN about the documentary "Dads for my Daughters". The program tells the story of Bruce Feiler, a father to twin daughters who, after learning he had cancer, enlisted the help of six friends to help guide his children through life's ups and downs. This council of dads would be Feiler's voice, and teach his kids life lessons in the event he was unable to teach them himself. This incredible story of family, friendship, and fatherhood airs June 19th and 20th at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. DadLabs Ep. 643 is brought to you by BabyBjorn. Happy Father's Day from all of us at DadLabs! Distributed by Tubemogul.
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http://www.DadLabs.com - In this episode, DaddyTroy interviews Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN about the documentary "Dads for my Daughters". The program tells the story of Bruce Feiler, a father to twin daughters who, after learning he had cancer, enlisted the help of six friends to help guide his children through life's ups and downs. This council of dads would be Feiler's voice, and teach his kids life lessons in the event he was unable to teach them himself. This incredible story of family, friendship, and fatherhood airs June 19th and 20th at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. DadLabs Ep. 643 is brought to you by BabyBjorn. Happy Father's Day from all of us at DadLabs! Distributed by Tubemogul.
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Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365384458/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=sajo_covefullprogram (US Only) Bruce meets with a priest to receive a divination before the festival of Osun-Osogbo in Nigeria.
Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres on PBSDecember 16 at 8/7C (check local listings).
See more from the festival of Osun-Osogbo at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/

Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365384458/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=sajo_covefullprogram (US Only) Bruce meets with a priest to receive a divination before the festival of Osun-Osogbo in Nigeria.
Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres on PBSDecember 16 at 8/7C (check local listings).
See more from the festival of Osun-Osogbo at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/

Live from RootsTech 2016 as Josh and Naomi Davis share tips on telling your story

Bernice Bennett interviewed Josh and Naomi Davis popular family bloggers known as LoveTaza. On their blog, they relate their life with their three children in ...

Bernice Bennett interviewed Josh and Naomi Davis popular family bloggers known as LoveTaza. On their blog, they relate their life with their three children in bustling New York City. The blog has become a digital destination viewed by millions around the world.

Bernice Bennett interviewed Josh and Naomi Davis popular family bloggers known as LoveTaza. On their blog, they relate their life with their three children in bustling New York City. The blog has become a digital destination viewed by millions around the world.

The Council of Dads by Bruce Feiler

The first-ever meeting of THE COUNCIL OF DADS, the group of six men bestselling author Bruce Feiler asked to help father his potentially fatherless daughters. H...

The first-ever meeting of THE COUNCIL OF DADS, the group of six men bestselling author Bruce Feiler asked to help father his potentially fatherless daughters. Hear each dad talk about the life lesson they would teach the girls -- how to travel, how to live, how to question, how to dream
A behind the scenes look at the photo shoot for bestselling author Bruce Feiler's upcoming feature in USA Weekend, promoting The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me. http://www.councilofdads.com

The first-ever meeting of THE COUNCIL OF DADS, the group of six men bestselling author Bruce Feiler asked to help father his potentially fatherless daughters. Hear each dad talk about the life lesson they would teach the girls -- how to travel, how to live, how to question, how to dream
A behind the scenes look at the photo shoot for bestselling author Bruce Feiler's upcoming feature in USA Weekend, promoting The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me. http://www.councilofdads.com

Bruce Feiler, "The First Love Story"

http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781594206818
With his bestselling Walking the Bible and its later BBC incarnation, Feiler became indelibly linked with the ...

http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781594206818
With his bestselling Walking the Bible and its later BBC incarnation, Feiler became indelibly linked with the Holy Land. The author of Abraham and Where God Was Born, Feiler also writes The Sunday New York Times “This Life” column, and here he looks back to one of the West’s originary myths, tracing the history of Adam and Eve. His journey starts in Iraq’s Garden of Eden and continues through Jerusalem, the Sistine Chapel, Blake’s London, and Hollywood. While representations and opinions of the couple change and sometimes clash, the pair’s cultural presence is a constant, and Feiler illuminates the important lessons we can still learn from Adam and Eve about relationships, family, forgiveness, and the essential place of love in human happiness.
Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics and Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics and Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online. Visit them on the web at http://www.politics-prose.com/
Produced by Tom Warren

http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781594206818
With his bestselling Walking the Bible and its later BBC incarnation, Feiler became indelibly linked with the Holy Land. The author of Abraham and Where God Was Born, Feiler also writes The Sunday New York Times “This Life” column, and here he looks back to one of the West’s originary myths, tracing the history of Adam and Eve. His journey starts in Iraq’s Garden of Eden and continues through Jerusalem, the Sistine Chapel, Blake’s London, and Hollywood. While representations and opinions of the couple change and sometimes clash, the pair’s cultural presence is a constant, and Feiler illuminates the important lessons we can still learn from Adam and Eve about relationships, family, forgiveness, and the essential place of love in human happiness.
Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics and Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics and Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online. Visit them on the web at http://www.politics-prose.com/
Produced by Tom Warren

Jeff Sutherland, Author of Scrum, Interview by Verne Harnish

Jeff Sutherland is the inventor and co-creator of Scrum. He launched the first Scrum team in 1993 and has shepherded its explosive growth across the planet and ...

Jeff Sutherland is the inventor and co-creator of Scrum. He launched the first Scrum team in 1993 and has shepherded its explosive growth across the planet and into almost every industry: finance, healthcare, higher education and telecom.

Jeff Sutherland is the inventor and co-creator of Scrum. He launched the first Scrum team in 1993 and has shepherded its explosive growth across the planet and into almost every industry: finance, healthcare, higher education and telecom.

Walking the Bible

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The Secrets of Happy Families - Bruce Feiler Keynote

published: 16 Jun 2015

Journeys Jerusalem

published: 27 Sep 2015

Bruce Feiler, "The First Love Story"

http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781594206818
With his bestselling Walking the Bible and its later BBC incarnation, Feiler became indelibly linked with the Holy Land. The author of Abraham and Where God Was Born, Feiler also writes The Sunday New York Times “This Life” column, and here he looks back to one of the West’s originary myths, tracing the history of Adam and Eve. His journey starts in Iraq’s Garden of Eden and continues through Jerusalem, the Sistine Chapel, Blake’s London, and Hollywood. While representations and opinions of the couple change and sometimes clash, the pair’s cultural presence is a constant, and Feiler illuminates the important lessons we can still learn from Adam and Eve about relationships, family, forgiveness, and the essential place of love in human happin...

The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us

Since antiquity, one story has stood at the center of every conversation about men and women. One couple has been the battleground for human relationships and sexual identity. That couple is Adam and Eve. Yet instead of celebrating them, history has blamed them for bringing sin, deceit, and death into the world.
In this fresh retelling of their story, New York Times columnist and PBS host Bruce Feiler travels from the Garden of Eden in Iraq to the Sistine Chapel in Rome, from John Milton’s London to Mae West’s Hollywood, discovering how Adam and Eve should be hailed as exemplars of a long-term, healthy, resilient relationship. At a time of discord and fear over the strength of our social fabric, Feiler shows how history’s first couple can again be role models for unity, forgiveness, and ...

published: 31 Mar 2017

Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler 6of6 Osun-Osogbo

PBS - Sacred Journeys - Part 1: Lourdes

In 1858, in an unassuming town in the southwest of France, a 14-year-old peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous claimed she had 18 encounters with the Virgin Mary. Since then, Lourdes has become one of the holiest Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, visited annually by more than five million people who come in search of healing from its sacred waters. Since the end of World War II, soldiers from around the world have journeyed to Lourdes seeking healing and unity with one another at a week-long gathering known as the InternationalMilitaryPilgrimage.

RootsTech 2016 | Bruce Feiler (Keynote)

At RootsTech 2016, New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler shares the importance of telling the good and bad family stories. Feiler explains that even the ...

At RootsTech 2016, New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler shares the importance of telling the good and bad family stories. Feiler explains that even the difficult stories can help us feel more connected to our family history.
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BRUCE FEILER is one of America’s most popular voices on contemporary life. He writes the “This Life” column for the Sunday New York Times and is the author of six consecutive New York Times bestsellers, including ABRAHAM and THE COUNCIL OF DADS. He is the writer and host of the PBS series WALKING THE BIBLE and SACRED JOURNEYS WITH BRUCE FEILER. His most recent book, THE SECRETS OF HAPPY FAMILIES, is a bold playbook for families today. It collects best practices for busy parents from some of the country’s most creative minds, including tops designers in Silicon Valley, elite peace negotiators, and the Green Berets. Featured on World News, Nightline, GMA, the Today Show, and TED, and excerpted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Parade, the book was a Top 5New York Times bestseller.
Since 2001, Bruce has been one of the country’s preeminent thinkers, writers, and speakers about the role of religion in contemporary life. WALKING THE BIBLE describes his perilous, 10,000-mile journey retracing the Five Books of Moses through the desert. The book was hailed as an “instant classic” by the Washington Post and “thoughtful, informed, and perceptive” by the New York Times. It spent more than a year and a half on the New York Times bestseller list, has been translated into fifteen languages, and is the subject of a children’s book.
ABRAHAM recounts his personal search for the shared ancestor of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. “Exquisitely written,” wrote the Boston Globe, “100 percent engaging.” The book was featured on the cover of TIME Magazine, debuted in the top 5 of the New York Times bestseller list, and inspired thousands of grassroots interfaith discussions around the world.
WHERE GOD WAS BORN describes his year-long trek visiting biblical sites through the front lines of Israel, Iraq, and Iran. “Bruce Feiler is a real-life Indiana Jones,” wrote the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. AMERICA’S PROPHET is the groundbreaking story of the influence of Moses on American history. Both were Top 10 bestsellers.
Bruce also writes and speaks beautifully about surviving cancer as an adult. THE COUNCIL OF DADS is the international sensation that describes how faced with one of life’s greatest challenges, he asked six friends to form a support group for his young daughters. The book was profiled in PEOPLEMagazine, USA Today, Time, and the Washington Post, and was the subject of a one-hour documentary on CNN hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Bruce was named “Father of the Year” by the National Fatherhood Initiative.
A native of Savannah, Georgia, Bruce lives in Brooklyn with wife, Linda Rottenberg, and their identical twin daughters. For more information, please visit www.brucefeiler.com.
Key Topics:
Why do an investigative book on the story of Adam and Eve?
Is the story of Adam and Eve still relevant today?
Are we talking an original myth???
What did Saint Augustine say about viewing Adam and Eve verbatim?
What was he investigating in Iraq after the fall of Saddam?
What did Jesus call the most important commandment in the Hebrew Bible?
What does it mean to truly love your neighbor like yourself – and what’s the deep meaning behind this?
Why did he visit the Sistine chapel, and what can it teach us about Adam and eve?
What does loneliness have to do with the story of Adam and Eve?
What’s so remarkable about the depiction in the Sistine Chapel?
How did Michelangelo depict Adam and Eve and how was it meant to elevate women in the church.
What was Michelangelo trying to tell us?
Was “Original Sin” originally part of the Adam and Eve story?
What’s the missing part or the forgotten part of the Adam and Eve story?
Why is it important that the story was mentioned twice in the bible, and what’s the real meaning behind this?
What was the sex scandal in Adam and Eve and who was Lilith?
What does it mean that Adam and Eve separated and got back together?
What are they teaching us about the meaning of love and relationships?
What really happened in the story after Adam and Eve left the garden
For More info Visit: http://www.brucefeiler.com/

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MORE ON BRUCE FEILER:
BRUCE FEILER is one of America’s most popular voices on contemporary life. He writes the “This Life” column for the Sunday New York Times and is the author of six consecutive New York Times bestsellers, including ABRAHAM and THE COUNCIL OF DADS. He is the writer and host of the PBS series WALKING THE BIBLE and SACRED JOURNEYS WITH BRUCE FEILER. His most recent book, THE SECRETS OF HAPPY FAMILIES, is a bold playbook for families today. It collects best practices for busy parents from some of the country’s most creative minds, including tops designers in Silicon Valley, elite peace negotiators, and the Green Berets. Featured on World News, Nightline, GMA, the Today Show, and TED, and excerpted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Parade, the book was a Top 5New York Times bestseller.
Since 2001, Bruce has been one of the country’s preeminent thinkers, writers, and speakers about the role of religion in contemporary life. WALKING THE BIBLE describes his perilous, 10,000-mile journey retracing the Five Books of Moses through the desert. The book was hailed as an “instant classic” by the Washington Post and “thoughtful, informed, and perceptive” by the New York Times. It spent more than a year and a half on the New York Times bestseller list, has been translated into fifteen languages, and is the subject of a children’s book.
ABRAHAM recounts his personal search for the shared ancestor of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. “Exquisitely written,” wrote the Boston Globe, “100 percent engaging.” The book was featured on the cover of TIME Magazine, debuted in the top 5 of the New York Times bestseller list, and inspired thousands of grassroots interfaith discussions around the world.
WHERE GOD WAS BORN describes his year-long trek visiting biblical sites through the front lines of Israel, Iraq, and Iran. “Bruce Feiler is a real-life Indiana Jones,” wrote the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. AMERICA’S PROPHET is the groundbreaking story of the influence of Moses on American history. Both were Top 10 bestsellers.
Bruce also writes and speaks beautifully about surviving cancer as an adult. THE COUNCIL OF DADS is the international sensation that describes how faced with one of life’s greatest challenges, he asked six friends to form a support group for his young daughters. The book was profiled in PEOPLEMagazine, USA Today, Time, and the Washington Post, and was the subject of a one-hour documentary on CNN hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Bruce was named “Father of the Year” by the National Fatherhood Initiative.
A native of Savannah, Georgia, Bruce lives in Brooklyn with wife, Linda Rottenberg, and their identical twin daughters. For more information, please visit www.brucefeiler.com.
Key Topics:
Why do an investigative book on the story of Adam and Eve?
Is the story of Adam and Eve still relevant today?
Are we talking an original myth???
What did Saint Augustine say about viewing Adam and Eve verbatim?
What was he investigating in Iraq after the fall of Saddam?
What did Jesus call the most important commandment in the Hebrew Bible?
What does it mean to truly love your neighbor like yourself – and what’s the deep meaning behind this?
Why did he visit the Sistine chapel, and what can it teach us about Adam and eve?
What does loneliness have to do with the story of Adam and Eve?
What’s so remarkable about the depiction in the Sistine Chapel?
How did Michelangelo depict Adam and Eve and how was it meant to elevate women in the church.
What was Michelangelo trying to tell us?
Was “Original Sin” originally part of the Adam and Eve story?
What’s the missing part or the forgotten part of the Adam and Eve story?
Why is it important that the story was mentioned twice in the bible, and what’s the real meaning behind this?
What was the sex scandal in Adam and Eve and who was Lilith?
What does it mean that Adam and Eve separated and got back together?
What are they teaching us about the meaning of love and relationships?
What really happened in the story after Adam and Eve left the garden
For More info Visit: http://www.brucefeiler.com/

Bruce Feiler, "The First Love Story"

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With his bestselling Walking the Bible and its later BBC incarnation, Feiler became indelibly linked with the ...

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With his bestselling Walking the Bible and its later BBC incarnation, Feiler became indelibly linked with the Holy Land. The author of Abraham and Where God Was Born, Feiler also writes The Sunday New York Times “This Life” column, and here he looks back to one of the West’s originary myths, tracing the history of Adam and Eve. His journey starts in Iraq’s Garden of Eden and continues through Jerusalem, the Sistine Chapel, Blake’s London, and Hollywood. While representations and opinions of the couple change and sometimes clash, the pair’s cultural presence is a constant, and Feiler illuminates the important lessons we can still learn from Adam and Eve about relationships, family, forgiveness, and the essential place of love in human happiness.
Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics and Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics and Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online. Visit them on the web at http://www.politics-prose.com/
Produced by Tom Warren

http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781594206818
With his bestselling Walking the Bible and its later BBC incarnation, Feiler became indelibly linked with the Holy Land. The author of Abraham and Where God Was Born, Feiler also writes The Sunday New York Times “This Life” column, and here he looks back to one of the West’s originary myths, tracing the history of Adam and Eve. His journey starts in Iraq’s Garden of Eden and continues through Jerusalem, the Sistine Chapel, Blake’s London, and Hollywood. While representations and opinions of the couple change and sometimes clash, the pair’s cultural presence is a constant, and Feiler illuminates the important lessons we can still learn from Adam and Eve about relationships, family, forgiveness, and the essential place of love in human happiness.
Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics and Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics and Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online. Visit them on the web at http://www.politics-prose.com/
Produced by Tom Warren

The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us

Since antiquity, one story has stood at the center of every conversation about men and women. One couple has been the battleground for human relationships and s...

Since antiquity, one story has stood at the center of every conversation about men and women. One couple has been the battleground for human relationships and sexual identity. That couple is Adam and Eve. Yet instead of celebrating them, history has blamed them for bringing sin, deceit, and death into the world.
In this fresh retelling of their story, New York Times columnist and PBS host Bruce Feiler travels from the Garden of Eden in Iraq to the Sistine Chapel in Rome, from John Milton’s London to Mae West’s Hollywood, discovering how Adam and Eve should be hailed as exemplars of a long-term, healthy, resilient relationship. At a time of discord and fear over the strength of our social fabric, Feiler shows how history’s first couple can again be role models for unity, forgiveness, and love.
Containing all the humor, insight, and wisdom that have endeared Bruce Feiler to readers around the world, The FirstLove Story is an unforgettable journey that restores Adam and Eve to their rightful place as central figures in our culture's imagination and reminds us that even our most familiar stories still have the ability to surprise, inspire, and guide us today.

Since antiquity, one story has stood at the center of every conversation about men and women. One couple has been the battleground for human relationships and sexual identity. That couple is Adam and Eve. Yet instead of celebrating them, history has blamed them for bringing sin, deceit, and death into the world.
In this fresh retelling of their story, New York Times columnist and PBS host Bruce Feiler travels from the Garden of Eden in Iraq to the Sistine Chapel in Rome, from John Milton’s London to Mae West’s Hollywood, discovering how Adam and Eve should be hailed as exemplars of a long-term, healthy, resilient relationship. At a time of discord and fear over the strength of our social fabric, Feiler shows how history’s first couple can again be role models for unity, forgiveness, and love.
Containing all the humor, insight, and wisdom that have endeared Bruce Feiler to readers around the world, The FirstLove Story is an unforgettable journey that restores Adam and Eve to their rightful place as central figures in our culture's imagination and reminds us that even our most familiar stories still have the ability to surprise, inspire, and guide us today.

In 1858, in an unassuming town in the southwest of France, a 14-year-old peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous claimed she had 18 encounters with the Virgin Mary. Since then, Lourdes has become one of the holiest Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, visited annually by more than five million people who come in search of healing from its sacred waters. Since the end of World War II, soldiers from around the world have journeyed to Lourdes seeking healing and unity with one another at a week-long gathering known as the InternationalMilitaryPilgrimage.

In 1858, in an unassuming town in the southwest of France, a 14-year-old peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous claimed she had 18 encounters with the Virgin Mary. Since then, Lourdes has become one of the holiest Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, visited annually by more than five million people who come in search of healing from its sacred waters. Since the end of World War II, soldiers from around the world have journeyed to Lourdes seeking healing and unity with one another at a week-long gathering known as the InternationalMilitaryPilgrimage.

Bruce Feiler: Agile programming -- for your family

Bruce Feiler has a radical idea: To deal with the stress of modern family life, go agile. Inspired by agile software programming, Feiler introduces family practices which encourage flexibility, bottom-up idea flow, constant feedback and accountability. One surprising feature: Kids pick their own punishments.
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Bruce Feiler: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths

Bruce Feiler, best-selling author of six books including Walking the Bible: A Journey by L...

RootsTech 2016 | Bruce Feiler (Keynote)

At RootsTech 2016, New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler shares the importance of telling the good and bad family stories. Feiler explains that even the difficult stories can help us feel more connected to our family history.
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All Families Fight. Learn to Fight Smarter, with Bruce Feiler

All families have conflict. Successful families actually limit it and move on to building positive memories. Bruce Feiler explains strategies for avoiding conflict, managing strife, negotiating peace, and controlling fighting between siblings.
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Transcript - Let’s talk about fighting. All families fight. All families have conflict. Successful families actually limit it and move on to actually building positive memories. So how do you do that. I took a three day course from the folks at the Harvard Negotiation Project thinking they work with Israelis and Palestinians and general strikes and emerging markets – let’s find out what they know to bring peace. And this changed a lot about how my wife and I fight. We used to have what I call a 742 fight every night. The kids would be down and we would talk about who’s picking up the milk. Who’s buying the tickets for vacation. And it would always just end in a muddle with my wife storming out of the room. And what I learned was a number of things. First of all I changed when we have these conversations. Highest stress time in families is between six and eight at night. So 7:42 p.m., the worst time you can have one of these fights.
So we no longer have difficult conversations during this period. Second, I changed where we fight. I would be at my desk surrounded by my computer equipment, up high. My wife would be lower. She’d have her arms crossed, resentful. Turns out I was in the power position. So now when we have difficult conversations we sit at the same level. We actually – if we’re having a really difficult conversation have moved to our bedroom to a bench that we have that’s cushioned because research shows that if you’re sitting on a cushioned bench you’ll be more open. Alongside each other you’ll be collaborative. Across from each other, more confrontational. The point is there’s all these new ideas out there about reducing conflict so let’s bring them into families. Some may be right for your family, some may not but I’d be surprised if you couldn’t fight smarter after reading some of these tips. For example, one thing – the worst thing you can say in a fight? Is it I? Is it we? Is it you? Or is it your mother? Your mother may not be great but you turns out to be the worst thing you can say in a fight. “You always do this.” “You never do that.” Speak about yourself. Speak about us as a couple. If you want to stop fighting, stop saying you. So let’s talk about things that can go wrong in families. Even if the adults are fighting smarter, the kids are probably getting into a lot of disputes. And they seem incredibly petty to parents. But the truth is even those petty discussions and, in my house, it can be socks. In your house it might be who’s staying up later. It might be who’s getting to sit in what chair. So here’s what I’ve learned. A simple three-step process that can reduce sibling fighting.
Number one, separate them. They’re in the middle of the conflict – separate them. Give everyone a chance to calm down and reflect a little – not only on what the other person did but on what they did. Step two – and this is the most important one. Have kids come up with two or three alternatives. Usually the first one is gonna be the one that they’ve come up with and they may stick to that for a few minutes. But after a while they’ll come up with two or three alternatives. Then you bring the siblings back together. At that point there’s four or five alternatives on the table and nine times out of ten, one of those alternatives overlaps with another and the kids are beginning to solve the problem. Again, the key here is to give your kids the tools that they need to solve the problems themselves. I used to think, “Oh, don’t be referee. Let the kids solve the problems.” But the truth is you need to teach them the skills. You can’t just expect them to learn it. Teach them the skills so they can solve the problems when you’re not around.

6:03

The Secrets of Family Dinner, with Bruce Feiler

Research shows that eating together brings a family closer and helps children develop. The...

The Secrets of Family Dinner, with Bruce Feiler

Research shows that eating together brings a family closer and helps children develop. The problem is many Americans don't do it.
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Transcript - If there’s one thing that all families have been told it’s have family dinner with your kids. And the truth is there’s a lot of research that says it’s great for children. The problem is that many people can’t do it. A third of us are not doing it regularly. Americans ranked 33 out of 35 countries in terms of having family meals together. But dig deeper into the research and it’s quite revealing and actually quite hopeful for parents. It turns out there’s only ten minutes of conversation in any mealtime. The rest is taken up with take your elbows off the table and pass the ketchup. But it’s that ten minutes that really matters. So if you can have family dinner, fantastic. But if you can’t you don’t have to feel guilty or doomed if mom has to work late or junior has a sports practice. You can time shift family dinner – another idea taken from outside families that can help families. So have family breakfast. For a bedtime snack at 8:30. Even one meal – one on the weekends can have the same benefits.
Let me mention just a couple of things you can do to reduce stress at the dinner table and a couple of things you can do to increase communication. First of all let’s talk about siblings who are fighting at the table, okay. Sibling rivalry is a huge problem in families. As the father of twins I certainly know that. And the research shows if you give your kids a task to do, say ten minutes before they come to the meal time, that will remind them that they can work together and they actually get along. And that will have a halo effect and carry over to the meal time and reduce stress. So actually having kids set the table or help you prepare dinner – even a few minutes before dinner can actually make the dinner itself less stressful and more bonding.
But the research clearly shows that families should spend less time worrying about what they do wrong and more time focusing on what they do right. So what can you talk about at dinner that’s gonna help your family. Here’s two quick ideas. One, play a game called bad and good. Have everybody go around, say what happened bad to them and then go around and say what happened good to them. And here’s the key. The parents should do it too. There’s something about the actual task of parents showing that they have problems too. That they have challenges – things that they’re solving in real time that gives kids confidence that when they have a challenge they can overcome that challenge also. Read Full Transcript Here: http://goo.gl/8swBAh

Bestselling author Bruce Feiler shares the secrets of family happiness in BigThinkMentor's latest workshop: http://goo.gl/UUuToS
Bruce Feiler is one of America's most popular voices on family, faith, and survival. He writes the "This Life" column about contemporary families for the Sunday New York Times and is the author of five consecutive New York Times bestsellers. For his new book The Secrets of Happy Families (http://goo.gl/WsBj1W), he sought out the most creative minds from Silicon Valley to the country's top negotiators, from the set of Modern Family to the Green Berets and asked what team-building exercises and problem-solving techniques they use with their families. Feiler then tested these ideas with his own wife and kids.
In this Big Think Mentor workshop, you can discover...
- How to plan effective weekly meetings
- How to conduct regular family meals
- How to handle family fighting
- How to speak with your family about finances
- How to talk to kids about sex
- How to have a stress-free vacation

2:25

The Council of Dads by Bruce Feiler

The first-ever meeting of THE COUNCIL OF DADS, the group of six men bestselling author Bru...

The Council of Dads by Bruce Feiler

The first-ever meeting of THE COUNCIL OF DADS, the group of six men bestselling author Bruce Feiler asked to help father his potentially fatherless daughters. Hear each dad talk about the life lesson they would teach the girls -- how to travel, how to live, how to question, how to dream
A behind the scenes look at the photo shoot for bestselling author Bruce Feiler's upcoming feature in USA Weekend, promoting The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me. http://www.councilofdads.com

Bruce Feiler

Bruce Feiler (born October 25, 1964) is an American writer and television personality. He is the author of 12 books, including six consecutive New York Times nonfiction best-sellers. He writes the "This Life" column in the Sunday New York Times and is also the writer/presenter of the PBS miniseries Walking the Bible and Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler (2014).

Career

Feiler is credited with formulating the Feiler Faster Thesis: the increasing pace of society and journalists' ability to report it is matched by the public's desire for more information.

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Bruce Dwayne Lemons. • Today at 2.55 PM. ROGERSVILLE - Bruce Dwayne Lemons, age 64, of Rogersville, went to be with the Lord peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends, on May 23, 2018, at Johnson CityMedical Center. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather ... .......

Bruce Feiler on Religious Pilgrimages: Extended Interview

Watch more of our conversation with best-selling author Bruce Feiler on his journey to Lourdes with wounded warriors, on pilgrimage as movement, and on the power of pilgrimage as “a walk that has been ground into the stones, the dirt, the path.”
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Bestselling author Bruce Feiler shares the secrets of family happiness in BigThinkMentor's latest workshop: http://goo.gl/UUuToS
Bruce Feiler is one of America's most popular voices on family, faith, and survival. He writes the "This Life" column about contemporary families for the Sunday New York Times and is the author of five consecutive New York Times bestsellers. For his new book The Secrets of Happy Families (http://goo.gl/WsBj1W), he sought out the most creative minds from Silicon Valley to the country's top negotiators, from the set of Modern Family to the Green Berets and asked what team-building exercises and problem-solving techniques they use with their families. Feiler then tested these ideas with his own wife and kids.
In this Big Think Mentor workshop, you can discover...
- How to plan effective weekly meetings
- How to conduct regular family meals
- How to handle family fighting
- How to speak with your family about finances
- How to talk to kids about sex
- How to have a stress-free vacation

2:39

The Secrets of Happy Families

Dr. Sanjay Gupta interviews Bruce Feiler about his new book, with tips for improving famil...

Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365384458/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=sajo_covefullprogram (US Only) Meet theArugba, the fourteen-year-old member of the royalty selected to lead the procession to the Sacred Grove during the festival of Osun-Osogbo in Nigeria.
Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres on PBSDecember 16 at 8/7C (check local listings).
See more from the festival of Osun-Osogbo at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/

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SACRED JOURNEYS | Notes from the Field: Zach's Story (Lourdes) | PBS

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SACRED JOURNEYS | Notes from the Field: Zach's Story (Lourdes) | PBS

Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365383649/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=sajo_covefullprogram (US Only) Meet Cpl. Zach Herrick, a retired U.S. Army rifleman who was injured three months into his deployment in Afghanistan. Zach journeyed to Lourdes in search of healing.
Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres on PBSDecember 16 at 8/7C (check local listings).
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Bruce Feiler's Secrets to Keeping Your Family Happy

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Five Tips for a Happy Family Vacation

Bruce Feiler, author of "The Secrets of Happy Families," gives his top five tips to improve your family vacation this summer.
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Dads For My Daughters - Dr. Sanjay Gupta Interview Video

http://www.DadLabs.com - In this episode, DaddyTroy interviews Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN about the documentary "Dads for my Daughters". The program tells the story of Bruce Feiler, a father to twin daughters who, after learning he had cancer, enlisted the help of six friends to help guide his children through life's ups and downs. This council of dads would be Feiler's voice, and teach his kids life lessons in the event he was unable to teach them himself. This incredible story of family, friendship, and fatherhood airs June 19th and 20th at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. DadLabs Ep. 643 is brought to you by BabyBjorn. Happy Father's Day from all of us at DadLabs! Distributed by Tubemogul.
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Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365384458/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=sajo_covefullprogram (US Only) Bruce meets with a priest to receive a divination before the festival of Osun-Osogbo in Nigeria.
Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres on PBSDecember 16 at 8/7C (check local listings).
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How Family History Helps Create Happy Families: Genealogy Gems with Bruce Feiler

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Live from RootsTech 2016 as Josh and Naomi Davis share tips on telling your story

Bernice Bennett interviewed Josh and Naomi Davis popular family bloggers known as LoveTaza. On their blog, they relate their life with their three children in bustling New York City. The blog has become a digital destination viewed by millions around the world.

RootsTech 2016 | Bruce Feiler (Keynote)

At RootsTech 2016, New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler shares the importance of telling the good and bad family stories. Feiler explains that even the difficult stories can help us feel more connected to our family history.
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BRUCE FEILER is one of America’s most popular voices on contemporary life. He writes the “This Life” column for the Sunday New York Times and is the author of six consecutive New York Times bestsellers, including ABRAHAM and THE COUNCIL OF DADS. He is the writer and host of the PBS series WALKING THE BIBLE and SACRED JOURNEYS WITH BRUCE FEILER. His most recent book, THE SECRETS OF HAPPY FAMILIES, is a bold playbook for families today. It collects best practices for busy parents from some of the country’s most creative minds, including tops designers in Silicon Valley, elite peace negotiators, and the Green Berets. Featured on World News, Nightline, GMA, the Today Show, and TED, and excerpted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Parade, the book was a Top 5New York Times bestseller.
Since 2001, Bruce has been one of the country’s preeminent thinkers, writers, and speakers about the role of religion in contemporary life. WALKING THE BIBLE describes his perilous, 10,000-mile journey retracing the Five Books of Moses through the desert. The book was hailed as an “instant classic” by the Washington Post and “thoughtful, informed, and perceptive” by the New York Times. It spent more than a year and a half on the New York Times bestseller list, has been translated into fifteen languages, and is the subject of a children’s book.
ABRAHAM recounts his personal search for the shared ancestor of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. “Exquisitely written,” wrote the Boston Globe, “100 percent engaging.” The book was featured on the cover of TIME Magazine, debuted in the top 5 of the New York Times bestseller list, and inspired thousands of grassroots interfaith discussions around the world.
WHERE GOD WAS BORN describes his year-long trek visiting biblical sites through the front lines of Israel, Iraq, and Iran. “Bruce Feiler is a real-life Indiana Jones,” wrote the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. AMERICA’S PROPHET is the groundbreaking story of the influence of Moses on American history. Both were Top 10 bestsellers.
Bruce also writes and speaks beautifully about surviving cancer as an adult. THE COUNCIL OF DADS is the international sensation that describes how faced with one of life’s greatest challenges, he asked six friends to form a support group for his young daughters. The book was profiled in PEOPLEMagazine, USA Today, Time, and the Washington Post, and was the subject of a one-hour documentary on CNN hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Bruce was named “Father of the Year” by the National Fatherhood Initiative.
A native of Savannah, Georgia, Bruce lives in Brooklyn with wife, Linda Rottenberg, and their identical twin daughters. For more information, please visit www.brucefeiler.com.
Key Topics:
Why do an investigative book on the story of Adam and Eve?
Is the story of Adam and Eve still relevant today?
Are we talking an original myth???
What did Saint Augustine say about viewing Adam and Eve verbatim?
What was he investigating in Iraq after the fall of Saddam?
What did Jesus call the most important commandment in the Hebrew Bible?
What does it mean to truly love your neighbor like yourself – and what’s the deep meaning behind this?
Why did he visit the Sistine chapel, and what can it teach us about Adam and eve?
What does loneliness have to do with the story of Adam and Eve?
What’s so remarkable about the depiction in the Sistine Chapel?
How did Michelangelo depict Adam and Eve and how was it meant to elevate women in the church.
What was Michelangelo trying to tell us?
Was “Original Sin” originally part of the Adam and Eve story?
What’s the missing part or the forgotten part of the Adam and Eve story?
Why is it important that the story was mentioned twice in the bible, and what’s the real meaning behind this?
What was the sex scandal in Adam and Eve and who was Lilith?
What does it mean that Adam and Eve separated and got back together?
What are they teaching us about the meaning of love and relationships?
What really happened in the story after Adam and Eve left the garden
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Bruce Feiler, "The First Love Story"

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With his bestselling Walking the Bible and its later BBC incarnation, Feiler became indelibly linked with the Holy Land. The author of Abraham and Where God Was Born, Feiler also writes The Sunday New York Times “This Life” column, and here he looks back to one of the West’s originary myths, tracing the history of Adam and Eve. His journey starts in Iraq’s Garden of Eden and continues through Jerusalem, the Sistine Chapel, Blake’s London, and Hollywood. While representations and opinions of the couple change and sometimes clash, the pair’s cultural presence is a constant, and Feiler illuminates the important lessons we can still learn from Adam and Eve about relationships, family, forgiveness, and the essential place of love in human happiness.
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The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us

Since antiquity, one story has stood at the center of every conversation about men and women. One couple has been the battleground for human relationships and sexual identity. That couple is Adam and Eve. Yet instead of celebrating them, history has blamed them for bringing sin, deceit, and death into the world.
In this fresh retelling of their story, New York Times columnist and PBS host Bruce Feiler travels from the Garden of Eden in Iraq to the Sistine Chapel in Rome, from John Milton’s London to Mae West’s Hollywood, discovering how Adam and Eve should be hailed as exemplars of a long-term, healthy, resilient relationship. At a time of discord and fear over the strength of our social fabric, Feiler shows how history’s first couple can again be role models for unity, forgiveness, and love.
Containing all the humor, insight, and wisdom that have endeared Bruce Feiler to readers around the world, The FirstLove Story is an unforgettable journey that restores Adam and Eve to their rightful place as central figures in our culture's imagination and reminds us that even our most familiar stories still have the ability to surprise, inspire, and guide us today.

PBS - Sacred Journeys - Part 1: Lourdes

In 1858, in an unassuming town in the southwest of France, a 14-year-old peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous claimed she had 18 encounters with the Virgin Mary. Since then, Lourdes has become one of the holiest Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, visited annually by more than five million people who come in search of healing from its sacred waters. Since the end of World War II, soldiers from around the world have journeyed to Lourdes seeking healing and unity with one another at a week-long gathering known as the InternationalMilitaryPilgrimage.